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Took a Shower

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An average shower uses 17 gallons of water.

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The water:

  • is safe enough to drink
  • has good pressure
  • is reliable - there every time you turn on the shower
  • is made by water operators that keep you safe and clean

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What would your life be like without that nice, �hot shower?

Took a Shower

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Flush

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A toilet flush uses ~ 3.5 gallons of water.

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The water:

  • is safe enough to drink (BEFORE you go)
  • is sent to a wastewater treatment plant where it is recycled into clean water
  • is returned to the local river once it is cleaned
  • Wastewater operators ensure our health and the environment’s health

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What would it be like if you weren’t able to flush away your waste?

Flush the Toilet

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Ate a Bowl of Cereal

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It takes 11 gallons of water to make a bowl of cereal!

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Water is needed:

  • For the cow to drink
  • To process the milk
  • To grow the grains
  • To process the cereal

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It takes water to make all types of food!

Ate a Bowl of Cereal

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Drank a Can of Pop

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It takes 33 gallons of water to make a can of pop!

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That’s 370 times more than the amount of pop in the can!

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Save your money! Drink Tap Water!

Tap water costs $.05 for 12 ounces – the same amount as a can of pop

Drank a Can of Pop

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Ran the Dishwasher

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The average dishwasher uses 6 gallons of water to wash a load of dishes!

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Safe water is essential for cleaning your dishes.

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Water Operators make sure you can clean your dishes safely so you don’t get sick.

Ran the Dishwasher

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Used a Cell Phone

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It takes 240 gallons to make 1 smartphone!

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That’s more than enough to SWIM IN!

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They have to flush one chip 30+ times with filtered water during production.

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Water engineers ensure industries are able to do their work with the right amount and right chemistry of water.

Used a Cell Phone

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Ate Chocolate

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It takes 420 gallons to make 1 chocolate bar!

That’s 10 bathtubs of water!

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Most of this water is used by cocoa plants in the field.

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Wastewater operators make sure that plants and animals don’t have to deal with our wastewater by recycling our dirty water into clean water before putting it back into nature.

Ate a Chocolate Bar